I've been working really hard on my 100 IM. I'm a relatively new swimmer and want to improve my times as much as possible before my first ever swim meet this February.
My (perceived) biggest problem in the 100 IM is getting comfortable on the breaststroke leg. After two SDK to start the fly and back I do feel i get my breath under control by the end of the backstroke, but really struggle to get a nice pull out. Sometimes, I even abandoned the pull out and surface straight into the stroke. Then, once I get into the stroke, I feel like I am breathing too often, but not getting any air - almost like hyperventilating.
Does this mean I am going out too hard on fly and/or back. Any drills, sets, focuses to work on to help this? Thanks for any suggestions.
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Although I agree with Ande - get in better shape, you may also be over swimming the race in fly and/or back. You might be able to dial back a bit in fly, lose .5 seconds, and gain back more than that in *** with a stronger pullout. I found some time ago that I couldn't just blast the 100 IM right of the start. I think the 100 IM is a more demanding race than 100 free, and almost no one swims the 100 free 100% from the start. If your legs are dead on breaststroke, you probably swam too fast on fly/back.
Although I agree with Ande - get in better shape, you may also be over swimming the race in fly and/or back. You might be able to dial back a bit in fly, lose .5 seconds, and gain back more than that in *** with a stronger pullout. I found some time ago that I couldn't just blast the 100 IM right of the start. I think the 100 IM is a more demanding race than 100 free, and almost no one swims the 100 free 100% from the start. If your legs are dead on breaststroke, you probably swam too fast on fly/back.
